Sierra Leonean Writers Series

Le Visa et Un Bonheur Cach? sont deux sayn?tes contemporaines qui pr?sentent les activit?s louches et injustes des gens afin de satisfaire ? leurs besoins. N?anmoins, le lecteur peut apprendre des...

It is acknowledged that creative writing, anywhere, remains a rather intensely personal affair, without being private. And indeed, it is because of the lack of privacy in creative writing that a...

This piece of work is a humble attempt at preparing a source book for the teaching of Limba language in schools and colleges. It has been observed by linguists that the Limba ethnic group has got the...

Manners Maketh Man: Adventures of a Bo school Boy is the story of an alumnus of a prominent public school in Sierra Leone. Its episodes depict growing up in fifties and sixties Sierra Leone gnerally,...

"The spirit of search pervades the whole collection with recurring images of the poet looking through windows into vast expanses of landscape and seascape, into the Lion Mountains of his country,...

This autobiography discovers a family background and helps the author to establish a sense of personal identity and self-worth. It sheds light on the devastating effects of underdevelopment on a...

"Panbody Blues" opens with the grief-laden 'Absence Presence' and ends with the strength-inspiring 'Babeng'. In between Walon-Jalloh treats us with an array of ambitious craftsmanship that evokes...

This book gives details of policies, programmes and statistical outcomes of Sierra Leone's educational system. It is important, particularly for policy makers, as it may serve as input to the debate...

The main purpose of this book is to: (i) give a systematic introduction to Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; (ii) present an outline of possible applications of these theories, accompanied...

Sakayo, born out of teenage pregnancy, grows up under difficult circumstances but succeeds at the end, in an environment where teenage pregnancy, forced marriages and female genital mutilation are...

Through the obstacles of life, one can only hope to make it, or give up and fail at it. At times you will feel the need to quit; thoughts of worthlessness will permeate your mind and if you are not...

With his father away, Musa has to take over as head of the family in an emer-gency. His stepmother has a new baby boy but someone wants to harm him -- someone Musa suspects to be close to the family...

The book traces the establishment of a faculty of Engineering in a traditional liberal arts university. The author shows how it was difficult to alter tradition, even when change was necessary for...

Proverbs talk about what a group of people living together as a nation or tribe, think about life. Krio proverbs talk about what the people see happening around them, and about behavioural patterns...

'Southern Stories and Songs' is a collection of fifty-two poems written during the month of Ramadan, reflecting on the various shades of poverty. The south in the title refers to the global south or...

Tales from the Fireside is a collection of oral narratives retold for younger readers. Its engaging stories have been selected to foster reading interest, especially in reluctant readers. The ten...

When public bureaucracies are weak and corrupt, national economies and citizens' wellbeing suffer. "Telling It As It Was: The Career of a Sierra Leonean Woman in Public Service" is a compelling...

Saa discovers an anthill and ants at the back of the house and becomes passionate about them, putting to second place his passion for football. His new discoveries occupy his mind and interferes with...

1) "Prominent in [The Art of the Lonely Wanderer] is the journey motif, the desire, if not obsession with leaving one's homeland in search of a more stabled and prosperous, society. Working with this...

The title of this volume is, in many ways, a misleading one, as what is offered is vastly more than a cry by a poet consumed with issues of such deep resonance for all of us, that we soon forget the...

"The Fate of the Foetus" is about love, plans that do not work, rebellion against parental authority, intriguing choices and actions, search for freedom, attempts at aborting fates and fetuses, and...

"The Ghosts of Ngaingah" is about a village on the west coast of Africa and a ritual curse that befell it. The Kissi have lived in that village since ancient times. Upon locating in the Kissi-Kama...

"A nostalgic trait streaks across this collection of poems, likelightening on the hills, infusing each poem with the poet's desire toreturn to the land of his birth. This collection, as well as the...

"Mouths of the Junction" is a collection of 14 individual but interrelated stories of 14 colourful characters living in the same neighbourhood and interacting in all kinds of ways. Each of these...

Pregnant at the age of fifteen, Peagie Foday nee Woobay thought that meant the end of her education. However, with strong family support and her own determination, she was not only able to cope with...

Science fiction written by a teenager in Sierra LeoneAuthor: Nnamdi CarewPublisher: Sierra Leonean Writers SeriesPublication Date: Oct 10, 2016Number of Pages: 122 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

This is an interesting and useful memoir by a Sierra Leonean diplomat with 37 years of active public life spanning the period of decolonization and almost three decades of Sierra Leone's independence...

"Unknown Destination" is a succinct account of the ordeals that many African students encounter in the quest for tertiary education. Based on real life-experiences of the author, the book examines a...

This collection of 54 poems by Abdulai Walon-Jalloh explores childhood through to adulthood and rekindles the souls and thoughts of a generation in an honest and clear manner. Nothing is left...

This book collects articles and reviews the author wrote for various publications, academic and journalistic, over the past 10 to 14 years. They are not arranged in chronological order, but there is...